Bechuanaland, 17 April 1947. Crowd seated alongside Pilot Train at wayside station.
1947. Pilot train telephone operator.
1947. Aerials on Royal Train carriage R14.
1947. Commentator of South African Broadcasting Corporation on podium in open veld.
Lobatsi, Bechuanaland, 17 April 1947. Chief Tshekedi, Regent of the Bamangwato tribe, and Chief Bathoene II of the Bangwaketse tribe.Three officials (two in uniform) with crowd in open veld.
Lobatsi, Bechuanaland, 17 April 1947. Chief Tshekedi, Regent of the Bamangwato tribe, and Chief Bathoene II of the Bangwaketse tribe.Three officials (two in uniform) with crowd in open veld.
Kimberley, 18 April 1947. Railway station.
Kimberley, 18 April 1947. Parade of war veterans in front of City Hall.
Kimberley, 18 April 1947. Main street? Crowd in Crofts building.
Kimberley, 18 April 1947. Unknown building?
Kimberley, 18 April 1947. Royal family inspecting diamonds at De Beers.
Kimberley, 18 April 1947. Diamonds at De Beers.
Cape Town, 21 April 1947. Princess Elizabeth inspects the troops from the Royal Daimler at Youngsfield aerodrome.
Cape Town, 21 April 1947. Group scene at Princess Elizabeth's birthday celebration.
1947. Floodlit building.
1947. Floodlit building.
1947. Queen Elizabeth talking to a member of the crowd.
Cape Town, 24 April 1947. Royal family at Table Bay Harbour preparing to leave South Africa.
Cape Town, 24 April 1947. Crowd bidding farewell to the Royal family on board 'HMS Vanguard'.
Cape Town, 24 April 1947. 'HMS Vanguard' leaving Table Bay Harbour.
Cape Town, 21 April 1947. Table Mountain cable car overlooking Lion's Head.
Cape Town, 21 April 1947. Royal family on top of Table Mountain.
Cape Town, 21 April 1947. Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret on top of Table Mountain
Cape Town, 21 April 1947. Prime Minister JC Smuts on top of Table Mountain.
Cape Town, 21 April 1947. Prime Minister JC Smuts on top of Table Mountain.
Cape Town, 24 April 1947. SAR Class 15F No 3030 with Royal Train at Table Bay Harbour.
Cape Town, 24 April 1947. SAR Class 15F No 3030 with Royal Train at Table Bay Harbour.
Cape Town, 20 April 1947. SAR Class 15F No 3030 with 'HMS Vanguard' in Table Bay Harbour.
Cape Town, 1947. Floral arrangement of indigenous flowers.
Cape Town, 1947. Floral arrangement of indigenous flowers.
1947. Communications instruments in Pilot Train.
Breede River, 19 April 1947. Royal family with SAR Police at last staging point.
Breede River 19 April 1947. Royal family with Royal Train staff at last staging point.
Breede River 19 April 1947. Royal family with Royal Train staff at last staging point.
Breede River, 19 April 1947. Royal family thanking the train staff. Queen Elizabeth shaking hands with ??
Breede River, 19 April 1947. Royal family thanking the train staff.
Breede River, 19 April 1947. Royal family thanking the train staff.
Breede River, 19 April 1947. Royal family thanking the train staff.
Cape Town, 20 April 1947. Group photo of SAR team in front of the Pilot Train.
1947. Group photo of SAR team.
1947. Train staff inside Pilot Train dining car.
Cape Town, 24 April 1947. 'HMS Vanguard' leaving Table Bay Harbour.
Cape Town, 24 April 1947. SAR tug 'John X Merriman' assisting 'HMS Vanguard' sailing away at conclusion of tour.
Cape Town, 24 April 1947. SAR tug 'John X Merriman' assisting 'HMS Vanguard' sailing away at conclusion of tour.
Cape Town, 24 April 1947. Farewell at Table Bay Harbour.
Cape Town, 17 February 1947. Motorcade moving up Adderley Street.
Worcester district, 22 February 1947. Royal Train in the Hex River valley with vineyard in the foreground.
Livingstone, Northern Rhodesia, 11 April 1947. Dignitary and band (marimba and drum) on shore of Zambezi River.
Livingstone, Northern Rhodesia, 11 April 1947. Barge with stripes on Zambezi River.
East London, 3 March 1947. Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret on horseback at Bonza Beach.
Cape Town, 21 February 1947. Royal family about to board the Royal Train at Table Bay harbour.
Basutoland, 12 March 1947. King George VI speaking Regent, Paramount Chieftainess Mantsebo Seeiso.
Basutoland, 11 March 1947. Horsemen on the way to the tribal meeting.
Orange Free State Game Reserve, 8 March 1947. Queen Elizabeth inspects traditional foods.
Sterkstroom, 6 March 1947. Rainy greeting to Royal family on station platform.
Cape Town, 22 April 1947. University of Cape Town following the ceremony where Queen Elizabeth was awarded an honorary doctorate.
Cape Town, 22 April 1947. University of Cape Town following the ceremony where Queen Elizabeth was awarded an honorary doctorate.
Cape Town, 24 April 1947. 'HMS Vanguard' leaving Table Bay harbour at the end of the Royal visit.
Cape Town, 21 April 1947. King George VI, Queen Elizabeth and Prime Minister JC Smuts on top of Table Mountain.
Cape Town, 21 April 1947. King George VI, Queen Elizabeth and Prime Minister JC Smuts on top of Table Mountain.
1947. Royal Train.
Cape Town, February 1947. SAR Class 15F 'Kaapstad' with the Royal Train.
1947. Four women walking past the Royal Train.
1947. Royal suite.
1947. Royal suite.
1947. Prime Minister Jan Smuts leading King George VI and Queen Elizabeth on their way to a church service.
1947. Aerial view of gathering to greet Royal Family in a town square.
Port Elizabeth, 26 February 1947. Royal family arrives at a garden party at Victoria Park.
Lobatsi, Bechuanaland, 17 April 1947. King George VI making presentation to Chief Tshekedi, Regent of the Bamangwato tribe.
Bechuanaland, April 1947. Dignified man in the crowd come to greet the Royal Family.
Pietersburg, 7 April 1947. King George VI and Queen Elizabeth about to board Vickers Viking VL246 of the Kings Flight.
Oudtshoorn, 24 February 1947. Royal Family at ostrich farm.
Bloemfontein, 7 March 1947. Royal family at Government House.
?Nek' where man is showing children how to use a sjambok?
1947. Prime Minister JC Smuts enjoys a light moment with King George VI.
1947. Shy young girl curtseys as she is greeted by Princess Margaret.
Victoria Falls, Southern Rhodesia, 1947. McCormick-Deering T-20 Crawler Tractor hauling a Landing Craft barge for Spencer Airways. Note the Spencer Airways Victoria Falls bus on the left.
Moolman, Eastern Transvaal, 24 March 1947. Royal family with Mr C Mostert, believed to be the tallest man in South Africa, at station.
East London, 1 March 1947. Floodlit buildings, one with illuminated sign 'Welcome to the Royal Family'.
Cape Town, 1947. Floodlit Table Mountain.
1947. Vickers Viking 1A G-AGRN in flight.
1947. Royal car heading a cavalcade along street with cheering crowd.
Royal family on dais watch ex-servicemen march past.
Queen Elizabeth and King George VI admire floral tributes.
Cape Town, 24 April 1947. Queen Elizabeth and King George VI on the balcony of the city hall.
Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia, 7 April 1947. King George VI inspecting troops.
Stellenbosch, 20 February 1947. Jonkershoek.
1947. Princess Elizabeth on horseback.
Cape Town, 22 April 1947. University of Cape Town following the ceremony where Queen Elizabeth was awarded an honorary doctorate.
Johannesburg, 1 April 1947. Dancers make up a heart shape at the Provincial banquet in the Carlton Hotel.
Sterkstroom, 6 March 1947. Rainy greeting to Royal family on station platform.
Pretoria, 29 March 1947. Royal family at the Union Buildings.
Royal family speak to crowd on a walkabout.
Johannesburg, 5 April 1947. King George VI speaks to a man confined to a wheelchair at the Baragwanath Military Hospital.
Johannesburg, 5 April 1947. Royal family in hard hats at gold mine.
Pretoria, 29 March 1947. Church Square.
Royal family greet people in wheelchairs in ? Stadium
Royal family greet the elderly in ? Stadium
Pretoria, 29 March 1947. King George VI and Prime Minister JC Smuts walking past welcoming crowd at the Administrator's residence.
Cape Town, 21 April 1947. Princess Elizabeth arriving for birthday banquet.
